Today’s Briefing

Politicians love to promise to return us to the past or bring a better future. But Christians especially should know that isn’t how time works.

Cultural heritage or witchcraft? Mexican Christians respond to an indigenous ceremony for the inauguration of the country’s new president.

A new volume on ancient Christian notions of human dignity reminds us how “mothers aren’t just people for the church to protect. They are people for the church to learn from.”

CT’s latest advice column covers dating apps, after-church lunches, and a hitting kid.

Behind the Story

From editorial director of ideas Bonnie Kristian: Today we’re sharing the second installment of CT’s new advice column, Qualms & Proverbs. This time, Beth Moore weighs in on how to handle Sunday fellowship meals with constrained finances; Kevin Antlitz urges against ostracizing a family whose kid has behavioral trouble at church; and Kiara John-Charles gives guidance on a dating app dilemma in a young adults group.

What I love about this column is that it’s a venue for a unique class of questions about ethics and etiquette. We’re looking for queries in two broad categories: First, we want questions about situations that could only happen in a distinctly Christian setting—like a church, a Bible study, or a Christian school—where Christians have habits and assumptions, procedures and norms that aren’t shared by the broader world.

Second, we want questions which have an easy answer, but one that’s out-of-bounds for Christians. Have you ever thought, “Well, I know what I want to do here, but that’s exactly what Jesus said not to do, and I don’t know what to do instead”? If yes, you’ve got a question for Qualms & Proverbs.

Email your queries to advice@christianitytoday.com for consideration in a future column.

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In Other News

Donald Trump indicated he’d be open to exempting religious organizations from IVF costs, after pledging to ensure the procedure was covered for Americans if he’s elected.
David D. Daniels III, a Church of God in Christ bishop who promoted Black Pentecostals and history of the African church, has died at 70.
An Israeli airstrike hit a Christian village in Lebanon for the first time in its history, killing a family.
A new app helps people research the graves in a historic Swedish Lutheran church graveyard in Philadelphia.

Today in Christian History

October 21, 1555: Finding that the recent martyrdom of bishops Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer had intensified Protestant zeal, Queen Mary launches a series of fierce persecutions in which more than 200 men, women, and children were killed (see issue 48: Thomas Cranmer).

Forgiveness Is an Art

Stories are an advertisement for the virtues we value. And today’s stories are dominated by narratives that glorify personal indignation and revenge: John Wick, The Bourne Identity, and practically any…

The Return of the Hymnal

Before the service starts on Sunday morning at San Diego Reformed Church, the building fills with the sound of singing. Sean Kinnally, an associate pastor, leads a 45-minute Psalm-sing so…

After Making Baseball History, Branch Rickey Faced a Spiritual Crisis

On a summer night in 1956 at a camp center in the mountains near Estes Park, Colorado, Branch Rickey took the podium. His task: to deliver an address to the…

How Mexican Christians Reacted to Indigenous Inauguration Blessing

On October 1, Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico’s first female president. Like her predecessors, she was sworn in at the Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro and gave her inaugural address in…

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Cover of the September/October 2024 Issue

Our September/October issue explores themes in spiritual formation and uncovers what’s really discipling us. Bonnie Kristian argues that the biblical vision for the institutions that form us is renewal, not replacement—even when they fail us. Mike Cosper examines what fuels political fervor around Donald Trump and assesses the ways people have understood and misunderstood the movement. Harvest Prude reports on how partisan distrust has turned the electoral process into a minefield and how those on the frontlines—election officials and volunteers—are motivated by their faith as they work. Read about Christian renewal in intellectual spaces and the “yearners”—those who find themselves in the borderlands between faith and disbelief. And find out how God is moving among his kingdom in Europe, as well as what our advice columnists say about budget-conscious fellowship meals, a kid in Sunday school who hits, and a dating app dilemma.

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